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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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